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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

10 Unusually Shaped Islands Worldwide

Some of the natural islands, when viewed from the air, have a very strange shape and remind us of some things we've already seen it somewhere. This is our list of 10 unusually shaped islands from around the World, enjoy the post.

The dolphin shaped Qeshm Island, by far the largest of all islands in this part of middle east ( with more than 75000 inhabitants and more than twice the size of Bahrain or Singapore), is situated about 22 km (13,7 mi) far from Bandar Abbas at the entrance of the Azure waters of Persian Gulf in the strait of Hormoze. It occupies an area of 1500sq km (580 mi). From the Geology point of view, Qeshm Island is on the wrinkled region containing the Zagros mountain range most of whose hills and heights are of the calcareous type with sharp cuts.

Charming heart-shaped island is in Zadarska Kanal (Adriatic Sea) and measures about 110,000 sq m (only 0,04 sq mi). Its form has attracted public attention after he was put in the spotlight by Google Earth.

A boomerang shaped island that belong to the Spratly group of islands. Taken from 32,000 ft (9,6 km) over the South China Sea. The island or atoll change its shape depending on the season, and to the direction of the current.

Isabela, the largest of the Galápagos Islands; Fernandina; San Salvador, are apparent in this southwest-looking, low-oblique photograph. Located on the equator 600 miles (1000 kilometers) west of Ecuador. Sea-horse-shaped Isabela Island covers 1771 sq mi (4588 sq km) and has five active volcanoes. Fernandina Island, west-southwest of Isabela, covers 248 square miles (642 square kilometers) and has a single large active volcano with a very distinct caldera that is sometimes filled with water.